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Married Life

April 21, 2011

Sometimes your husband decides to make a cake (from a box) at 11 o’clock at night, and he leaves the cupboard where the baking pans are kept looking like this…

You forgive him and frost his cake for him while he is at work the next day…

But you leave a note on the counter that says this (but you also leave one of his favorite candies next to it to remind him you love him, in case the cake didn’t say it clearly enough)…

When you’re done frosting the cake, you get into your car to go to class and realize that even though you get cranky (almost) every morning when your husband’s alarm clock goes off (no, I am not providing a picture of my 6:30am crabbiness), he still comes home from work and takes your car without you knowing and washes and vacuums it out for you for no reason at all. And now your floor mats look all pretty like this…

And this is married life. A little give and take. A lot of grace. *I apologize for the use of the indefinite “you” in this posting, but if you’re married you probably know what I am talking about and could substitute other funny pictures for the ones above.

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  1. Sarah

    April 21, 2011 at 3:51 PM

    Beautifulness! I love this! Newlyweds 🙂
    Now I've decided I need to take your example and do something like this for Andrew today – without expecting him to do anything in return for me. Especially since he's been superman lately!
    Thanks for helping me appreciate my husband more and wanting to show him!
    Love you 🙂

  2. Heath

    April 21, 2011 at 9:22 PM

    Precious Post! Precious Couple!

  3. Lisa Taylor

    April 21, 2011 at 9:33 PM

    Heath would not ever say "precious." Funny that I was logged in as him. 🙂 – Lisa

Hi. I’m Jen Russum and this blog is where I’ve been sharing narratives of God’s grace for more than a decade now. Some might say “blogs are dead” but I’m waiting for them to come back around like mom jeans and 90s flannel. I enjoy my coffee iced, my summers hot, and my dinner parties long with lots of laughter. I process all of life’s deepest, darkest, and happiest moments by writing essays in my head. When I have the time, some of these essays get typed up and shared here. I’ve always loved to write, and I hope my words bring you joy and encouragement.

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